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halliburton happened to get $31 billion in work orders from the united states government. well some of it they screwed up including poisoning some of our troops in iraq with chemicals we're going to explain in a second. turns out they got got got endemnity. until recently, the veterans exposed to the toxin couldn't know either, nor could the attorneys of the department of justice who were left battling the contract in the dark according to a source there. now finally we did have some justice here at kbr lost the case of $85 million they have to pay. that was the case of some national guard out of oregon. there are more cases pending. they have $15 million in legal fees. the problem is they're going to stick us with the bill. one of the guys they sued said, there were soldiers that actually brought it up and asked what it was. they were told it was a mild irritant at first. then they found out of course that it was not the case. they had this information, and didn't share it, but it was really dangerous, of course, and they said, i'm dying now because of it. by the way shor
halliburton happened to get $31 billion in work orders from the united states government. well some of it they screwed up including poisoning some of our troops in iraq with chemicals we're going to explain in a second. turns out they got got got endemnity. until recently, the veterans exposed to the toxin couldn't know either, nor could the attorneys of the department of justice who were left battling the contract in the dark according to a source there. now finally we did have some justice...
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>> i can't speak on behalf of the united states. but i can tell you again that saying all options are on the table has to be a serious proposition that iran has to believe in. it's not enough that we say it. it's important that iran's leadership understand that they there is no future to their nuclear program. that's the only way to get them to stop. if they believe it's a significant military option on the table there is a good chance that they will stop. this is where we are. >> cenk: i want to ask you about the state of some sudanese in israel. there has been protests, ugly scenes. i want to show you one piece of video that we have from israel. [ yelling ] >> cenk: now david, if that was the only thing you could say that's out of context and that's some israelis yelling at people from sudan. but this poll shook me. it's a may 2012 poll that says 52% of jewish israelis greed asylum seekers were, quote, a cancer in the nation's body. that's tough. what is going on with the immigrants from sudan? are you also made uncomfortable by t
>> i can't speak on behalf of the united states. but i can tell you again that saying all options are on the table has to be a serious proposition that iran has to believe in. it's not enough that we say it. it's important that iran's leadership understand that they there is no future to their nuclear program. that's the only way to get them to stop. if they believe it's a significant military option on the table there is a good chance that they will stop. this is where we are. >>...
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one is in politics this day and age, unfortunately, post citizens united, money rules the world. you're keeping it real, right? the second part of it is, you can't be bluffing. if you say hey listen, i'm going to do this and i'm going to stick to it, well, then the obama administration as we've teen them into time and time again with republicans they'll bend. >> they respond they absolutely respond. you know, we looked at -- we reported at the advocate that the breakdown of straight voters went roughly 49% to each obama and romney, but lgbt went for obama. they decided the election. >> cenk: i think 76% is too low. which lgbt is voting for republicans these days. [ laughter ] >> cenk: the nones not affiliated with any religion are 20% of the country and went to obama, but they have zero political power. they're not focused. they don't make demands. they're not an activist group that say take us seriously and don't have the money to back it up. that's an enormous difference. giglio he's fighting against sex slavery, et cetera. >> very important work in that reward. some say this h
one is in politics this day and age, unfortunately, post citizens united, money rules the world. you're keeping it real, right? the second part of it is, you can't be bluffing. if you say hey listen, i'm going to do this and i'm going to stick to it, well, then the obama administration as we've teen them into time and time again with republicans they'll bend. >> they respond they absolutely respond. you know, we looked at -- we reported at the advocate that the breakdown of straight...
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are you aware of how many people in the united states save themselves from great bodily harm or injury in a year by having -- >> stephanie: not as many are likely to shoot a friendor -- >> caller: i just asked a question because you have been discussing how many people have been killed -- >> stephanie: right. not nearly as many times. >> right. and we're not talking about handguns at all. >> stephanie: you are three times more likely to shoot a family member or acquaintance. >> and we're not talking about handguns. >> and handguns are overwhelmingly used in more crimes than assault rifles. so again if we asked the caller how many of those people saved their lives usen an ar-14. >> stephanie: exactly. >> ermahgerd telegrams! >> stephanie: all right. we'll be right back with the remaining moments of the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: your grade school nones would like to slap her silly. it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me. >> absolutely! >> and so would mitt romeny. >> she's joy behar. >> and the best part is that current will l
are you aware of how many people in the united states save themselves from great bodily harm or injury in a year by having -- >> stephanie: not as many are likely to shoot a friendor -- >> caller: i just asked a question because you have been discussing how many people have been killed -- >> stephanie: right. not nearly as many times. >> right. and we're not talking about handguns at all. >> stephanie: you are three times more likely to shoot a family member or...
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. >> the president of the united states, the vice president of the united states, their entire administration the people that brought us obamacare do not believe in parts of the constitution, the 10th amendment, and the 2nd amendment, and they will do everything they can to wear away at those parts of the constitution with which they disagree. >> who is this idiot? >> stephanie: andrew depalatono. jim is only half here. he is rethinking his packing. all right. [ inaudible ]. >> the president i think instinctively moves towards disempowering people and i think he is hijacking these tragedy i dos say we're going to invest more power in the state and take guns away from law-abiding citizens that feel autonomy. >> stephanie: this guy and the fox -- what are they like a handwriting -- >> yeah, handwriting expert. >> stephanie: it's pop psychology of the worst. >> it's pop psychology with a political opinion. >> i would tell by his aura he wants to take our guns away. >> stephanie: he doesn't even know the president, and he is always speculating on his various mommy daddy issues whatever they are.
. >> the president of the united states, the vice president of the united states, their entire administration the people that brought us obamacare do not believe in parts of the constitution, the 10th amendment, and the 2nd amendment, and they will do everything they can to wear away at those parts of the constitution with which they disagree. >> who is this idiot? >> stephanie: andrew depalatono. jim is only half here. he is rethinking his packing. all right. [ inaudible ]....
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congress woman tammy duckworth joining united states. she proved people are capable of serving in combat. she will talk about that with us, carl fritsche from the bullfight strategies will be here as a friend of bill. alternates coming up. >> this is the full court press. >> big headlines. >> other headlines making news a new study shows that parents lie to get their kids to behave. a lot of parents light, according to the study in the international journal of psychology. it's shocking. >> shocked. >> 84% of parents in the united states. >> how many? >> 84% lie to their children to get them to behave like when they are having the tantrum in public parents say they will walk away and leave their child alone in public if they don't stop crying or promising to buy a toy at a later date for the crying kid to get him to stop crying is the second biggest lie >> bill: 84%? 16% are liars do you have kids. >> three. i told a little white one in a restaurant it was just too loud. we had to move. we had to go somewhere else. i told the wait tres i
congress woman tammy duckworth joining united states. she proved people are capable of serving in combat. she will talk about that with us, carl fritsche from the bullfight strategies will be here as a friend of bill. alternates coming up. >> this is the full court press. >> big headlines. >> other headlines making news a new study shows that parents lie to get their kids to behave. a lot of parents light, according to the study in the international journal of psychology. it's...
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narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man: you just can't visualize all the assets that are under our feet. we have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. if you're walking around in an urban area, you're probably stepping on a pipe. man: our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large distribution systems. woman: and in many cases, it's not been touched since. man: we're at a critical turning point. much of that infrastructure is wearing out. narrator: our water infrastructure is made up of complex, underg
narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic...
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the united states constitution. and so, people at home should be afraid because they say am i not atloud watch fox anymore? listen to rush? or sean? am i doing something unamerican? you're not. no. it's amazing that those that are his critics seem to think -- he seems hyper sensitive he can't handle just a smidgen of criticism. if you look at interviews that challenges him, he asks him anything but a soft ball question. that is why he failed in that debate, sean. he wasn't tested and it's a love fest every time he's around. look. if i were another media outlet you would be imbar wrased and ashamed. because if anyone else, at any other outlet presented both sides the way fox news does that, president of ours would have mentioned that news outlet and he didn't. only two things standing in his way is the pesky number one, by the way, fox news channel and talk radio ruled for radicals right? remember in 2008 get why qlur neighbor's face if they disagree with you? i think it's going to backfire, half of america agrees wi
the united states constitution. and so, people at home should be afraid because they say am i not atloud watch fox anymore? listen to rush? or sean? am i doing something unamerican? you're not. no. it's amazing that those that are his critics seem to think -- he seems hyper sensitive he can't handle just a smidgen of criticism. if you look at interviews that challenges him, he asks him anything but a soft ball question. that is why he failed in that debate, sean. he wasn't tested and it's a...
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it's been since 1911, since we had an outbreak of cholera or typhoid in the united states. but that doesn't mean that it can't happen. it can happen. if we aren't on our guard all the time, we are vulnerable to going right back where we were in 1911. in milwaukee, health experts are taking a close look at the public water supply. in milwaukee, thousands of people have been getting sick. man: private distributors of bottled water are sending extra supplies as fast as possible. health officials blame a microscopic parasite called cryptosporidium. man: in the 1993 cryptosporidium outbreak, over 400,000 people became ill with diarrhea, cramping and nausea, and we also recorded over 100 deaths, primarily in the immuno-compromised community, and in particular, individuals with aids, or hiv infection. man: people were beginning to experience symptoms of diarrhea. it started to become more and more widespread. so the natural spot to look was drinking water. so tests were run on the water coming out of both of our water treatment plants. and we found cryptosporidium coming out of ou
it's been since 1911, since we had an outbreak of cholera or typhoid in the united states. but that doesn't mean that it can't happen. it can happen. if we aren't on our guard all the time, we are vulnerable to going right back where we were in 1911. in milwaukee, health experts are taking a close look at the public water supply. in milwaukee, thousands of people have been getting sick. man: private distributors of bottled water are sending extra supplies as fast as possible. health officials...
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have you ever performed for the president of the united states in your life? >> no, i have not. >> jon: what is the most nerve wracking performance you have had to do in your lifetime, would you say? >> i was asked to perform for the president at his house. >> jon: what? >> no, no, not that at the white house. [cheers and applause] they warned me about you. [ laughter ] >> jon: this must have been during the clinton administration. [ laughter ] >> no, no new york city. -- no, no, no. it was nerve wracking to even think about it. i couldn't do it actually because i was doing something else. i think i was on a film or something so i couldn't do it but the idea of it it was like oh, my god what do you do when you go there. >> jon: there's a controversy now. beyonce sang that beautiful rendition at the inauguration. it's her voice she just prerecorded it. >> sure. >> jon: as a performer is that considered an acceptable thing for you? >> sometimes it happens in certain stadiums or venues they prerecord things because you have the terrible flat back and -- you know?
have you ever performed for the president of the united states in your life? >> no, i have not. >> jon: what is the most nerve wracking performance you have had to do in your lifetime, would you say? >> i was asked to perform for the president at his house. >> jon: what? >> no, no, not that at the white house. [cheers and applause] they warned me about you. [ laughter ] >> jon: this must have been during the clinton administration. [ laughter ] >> no,...
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narrator: agriculture and industry use roughly 80% of the water consumed in the united states. water is the basis for manufacturing many goods and provides the ability to clean and sterilize everything from computer chips to the surgical instruments used in hospitals. kelly: the minute that there's not enough water for businesses, industry, and individuals, they have to go elsewhere. and when they go elsewhere, jobs go elsewhere. your entire economy begins to suffer with the lack of clean water. narrator: while the water infrastructure provides for our health, safety, and economy, a growing concern is that the value society derives from water has not traditionally been reflected in the price we pay for water. man: when you take a look at how much people pay for water, as a percentage of median household income, it's usually less than 1%. and when you compare that to how much we pay for electricity and gas, cable tv, and internet, the bottom line is, in the united states, we don't pay a heck of a lot for water. curtis: at an average cost of about $2.50 for 1,000 gallons of tap w
narrator: agriculture and industry use roughly 80% of the water consumed in the united states. water is the basis for manufacturing many goods and provides the ability to clean and sterilize everything from computer chips to the surgical instruments used in hospitals. kelly: the minute that there's not enough water for businesses, industry, and individuals, they have to go elsewhere. and when they go elsewhere, jobs go elsewhere. your entire economy begins to suffer with the lack of clean...
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states is that the united states is legalizing it at home but continuing the war on drugs in mexico so how do you square the circle. well i mean you know colorado and washington had votes but frankly federal law is still supreme in what federal laws and this is what president obama has said numerous times is that marijuana still illegal so i think the message to the world is that just because two states decided to legalize marijuana that this is really going to be caught up in the courts for a while and this is really the beginning of the conversation and not be and you know unfortunately voters were sold a false choice between prohibition on one side and super inforced and criminalization and legalization on the other side and the reality is that the this is actually a false choice this is not between legalization or prohibition you can actually have a kind of policy that it's much more nuanced than that ok peter in washington what do you think about what the people in colorado and washington have done recently in the last election well given the choices and frankly i think kevin.
states is that the united states is legalizing it at home but continuing the war on drugs in mexico so how do you square the circle. well i mean you know colorado and washington had votes but frankly federal law is still supreme in what federal laws and this is what president obama has said numerous times is that marijuana still illegal so i think the message to the world is that just because two states decided to legalize marijuana that this is really going to be caught up in the courts for a...
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about a police state since one nine hundred eighty the number of people in prison per capita in the united states has more than tripled we now in prison a greater percentage of our population than any other country in the world in fact the united states is only five percent of the world's population has twenty five percent of the world's prison population in the u.s. one in every one hundred six white males aged eighteen or over is incarcerated for hispanic males that number is one in thirty six and one in fifteen black males over eighteen is currently in jail between one thousand eighty seven and two thousand and seven state spending on incarceration related expenses increased one hundred twenty seven percent of all spending on higher education during that same period rose a mere twenty percent is it that much more profitable jail or population than it is to educate and. i think that's a great reason and the nand their head lock arms and you know i take me to you know if you want to continue to do this i read about it joe you know watch you continue to put my brother and my sister a mime
about a police state since one nine hundred eighty the number of people in prison per capita in the united states has more than tripled we now in prison a greater percentage of our population than any other country in the world in fact the united states is only five percent of the world's population has twenty five percent of the world's prison population in the u.s. one in every one hundred six white males aged eighteen or over is incarcerated for hispanic males that number is one in thirty...
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fc is the largest food company in the united states, if you want to call those items feared. it is the second-largest in the world. they might buy a nestlÉ product. nestlÉ peddles about 6000 brands. they had $94 billion in sales and $10.000000000 in profits. about 6.1 billion in profits. that's because they are the biggest food company in the world. not just in the united states. we have just a few companies that are controlling all those brands. twenty companies control the highest brand percentages in the grocery store and of those, 14 of those brands control organic foods. so it is basically controlling how people view. then we have the grocery conglomerates. wal-mart leads the pack along with target and wal-mart is by far the largest. one out of every three grocery dollars goes to wal-mart. so these really big multinationals basically dictate food and farm policy. they speak with one voice and they decide what the pesticide regulations should be, every aspect of our food system and a partner so that it can basically buy public policy. it turns out there are 100 biotechn
fc is the largest food company in the united states, if you want to call those items feared. it is the second-largest in the world. they might buy a nestlÉ product. nestlÉ peddles about 6000 brands. they had $94 billion in sales and $10.000000000 in profits. about 6.1 billion in profits. that's because they are the biggest food company in the world. not just in the united states. we have just a few companies that are controlling all those brands. twenty companies control the highest brand...
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do it legally through the law and follow the guidelines that are set before us for example with the united states were built on the constitution and that's how we have to follow the law through that i'm against anything illegal just because i like to follow rules and i don't want to be a put in jail or i wouldn't want to be put in jail even if it does mean sticking out for other people i think it's a good thing we should continue to do what they're doing what about the people who say that the just meddling kids. well i think a lot of people are ignorant to the reason that they're protesting. i think what they say makes a lot of sense and so i think people need to do more research are so interested in exactly what the true purpose is love them or hate them anonymous has promised to put on a good show for twenty thirteen we'll just have to wait to see if they live up to that promise. the in. and now look at the country over on a country that seems to have learned a thing or two from the best vintage shop earth turns out that you can kick quite a deal if you buy something used while reliable
do it legally through the law and follow the guidelines that are set before us for example with the united states were built on the constitution and that's how we have to follow the law through that i'm against anything illegal just because i like to follow rules and i don't want to be a put in jail or i wouldn't want to be put in jail even if it does mean sticking out for other people i think it's a good thing we should continue to do what they're doing what about the people who say that the...
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the united states role to overthrow the democratic leader is still hotly debated. it is reviewed in the opening scenes. so what do you think as the passage of time with the decisions towards iran? >>. >> guest: it is very complicated. the coup of the prime minister and the shop was never out of office. and has sent a very long tail so the british needed the oil was still to discuss a that was a good idea to end in another country i think it is still questionable. but i do think with the present situation one can understand the reigning country has been overrun since alexander told what to do by the united states, the greeks, russians they would like to have a say in their own lives. they have never gotten along with the arabs. and also of say no that they have the nuclear weapons. they feel they would like to be in church of their own destiny. i have written very carefully about iran in the book. it is a complicated subject but the iranians thurgood negotiators have been negotiating see thousand years but if they are up to that sort of negotiation? i think it is in
the united states role to overthrow the democratic leader is still hotly debated. it is reviewed in the opening scenes. so what do you think as the passage of time with the decisions towards iran? >>. >> guest: it is very complicated. the coup of the prime minister and the shop was never out of office. and has sent a very long tail so the british needed the oil was still to discuss a that was a good idea to end in another country i think it is still questionable. but i do think with...
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cnn eliminated its entire investigative unit >> reporter: what? they've eliminated the department that i was working for where i was doing those international investigative reports >> reporter: cnn, the worldwide leader in news, has eliminated its investigative news department? >> yes. reporter: i'm just letting that sink in a second. it's taking a while. it's just going in. holy [bleep]. yet last spring cnn dismissed almost their entire special investigative documentary documentary unit. i spoke to professional media analyst brad atgate who offers in favor of talking heads over boots on the ground reporting cnn is finally raising itself up to meet the low standards of its competitors >> sad to say investigative journalism is on the way out. it's usually the first one to go because it's not a profit center >> reporter: let's say i knew an investigative journalist doing an investigation on a haven for drug smuggling. does that sound interesting? >> no. reporter: that doesn't sound like an interesting story >> you could stay in the united states and
cnn eliminated its entire investigative unit >> reporter: what? they've eliminated the department that i was working for where i was doing those international investigative reports >> reporter: cnn, the worldwide leader in news, has eliminated its investigative news department? >> yes. reporter: i'm just letting that sink in a second. it's taking a while. it's just going in. holy [bleep]. yet last spring cnn dismissed almost their entire special investigative documentary...
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. >>> the united states hit its debt limit today, borrowing $16.4 trillion. the treasury department is taking measures to buy time till february. after that the treasury will not be able to pay bills in full and own time setting the stage for another fight on capitol hill. >>> sad new year's eve for a family and the entire prince william county police departmentarve an officer a-- department after an officer was killed. >> reporter: chris yung was on his way to a call when this crash happened. >> really sad. and really hard for our families. the kids played together. chris was already running around playing with the kids. always had a smile on the face. just a great guy. >> reporter: friends remember officer chris yung. the married father of three was a motorcycle officer on his way to a crash driving around 2:00 p.m. new year's eve. when police say this now charged minivan made a turn in front of him, killing him in the line of duty. the crash was fiery, leaving no chance for survival. his death will be felt by many. his former neighbor. >> a great neighbor.
. >>> the united states hit its debt limit today, borrowing $16.4 trillion. the treasury department is taking measures to buy time till february. after that the treasury will not be able to pay bills in full and own time setting the stage for another fight on capitol hill. >>> sad new year's eve for a family and the entire prince william county police departmentarve an officer a-- department after an officer was killed. >> reporter: chris yung was on his way to a call...
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both the united kingdom and the united states have open talks with russia on cyber risks reductions. which is communication channels and transparency measures. we have to begin with small steps. frankly, when we began nuclear arms control i was involved in that and people said we would never get there. they said that about chemical arms control and we got that but it took 10 or 15 years. so maybe we should start now. >> let's take some questions from the audience. a lot of questions. let's take the third row here then the gentleman in the middle there at the back. >> hello. i feel like the things you have said i've heard it about 12, 13 years ago with the year 2k problem. we said the wall streets will go down and the banks will be wiped out. nothing happened. you can cash in a car. so i'm thinking that, you know, these are by design that you can issue commands to do these things. i feel -- i'm on the skeptical side is it that easy to come in and blow up stuff? >> well, first of all, in y2k what would have happened if we had not spent millions of dollars changing everything and it is
both the united kingdom and the united states have open talks with russia on cyber risks reductions. which is communication channels and transparency measures. we have to begin with small steps. frankly, when we began nuclear arms control i was involved in that and people said we would never get there. they said that about chemical arms control and we got that but it took 10 or 15 years. so maybe we should start now. >> let's take some questions from the audience. a lot of questions....
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narrator: cities and municipalities across the united states are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses, as they strive to maintain water quality and meet demand. new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficu
narrator: cities and municipalities across the united states are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses, as they strive to maintain water quality and meet demand. new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new...
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hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the city's water supply. they run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concrete-lined and bored through solid rock. they could last centuries. but the mechanical equipment within them will not. engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnel's valves. there were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. so they chose to keep them open. as a result, there has not been significant inspe
hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called...
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. >> brenda: gary b, spice unit for you? >> no, not, not at all. i don't like it. >> brenda: and tobin? >> don't get catfished for crying outloud. buy google, use google to get a picture and show who the person is. up 20%, don't be catfished. >> brenda: todd, bull or bear. >> i'm a bear, i like yahoo! they're gaining market share. >> brenda: you don't have to go on google. search for the best business block on tv because it co in three, two, one. one... >> all right. the latest message from unions, kids, take a hike. is it any wonder some are telling union workers to do the same. welcome, i'm neil cavuto and fox on top of union barking the base, and new york city bus driver training 150,000 kids, and boeing engineers union, threatening to strike, not good timing, and the dreamliner keeps striking out. apparently also striking out union jobs. a new report showing nonunion manufacturing jobs jumping by 700,000, between 2010 and 2012. but the number of unions factory jobs, falling by 60,000, so, if the jobs are falling, and the unions latest actions,
. >> brenda: gary b, spice unit for you? >> no, not, not at all. i don't like it. >> brenda: and tobin? >> don't get catfished for crying outloud. buy google, use google to get a picture and show who the person is. up 20%, don't be catfished. >> brenda: todd, bull or bear. >> i'm a bear, i like yahoo! they're gaining market share. >> brenda: you don't have to go on google. search for the best business block on tv because it co in three, two, one. one......